{"id":54205,"date":"2021-12-05T00:46:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T04:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=54205"},"modified":"2021-12-09T13:48:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T17:48:53","slug":"principled-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/principled-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Principled Living: The Key to Finding Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What does it mean to live a principled life? Do you uphold any personal principles of behavior?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the name suggests, principled living means abiding by certain principles or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/clarifying-your-values\/\">core values<\/a> when making decisions and interacting with others. Many self-help gurus advocate that living a meaningful life entails defining and living by certain non-negotiable principles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to better understand principled living, with ideas drawn from various popular sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Home in on a Few Core Values<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Numerous self-help and business books argue that people should uphold classical virtues and principles, which act as north stars, regardless of the time or place you are in. As Brene Brown explains in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/dare-to-lead-book\/\">Dare to Lead<\/a><\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/dare-to-lead\/chapter-2\">if you have too many values, they lose their meaning<\/a>\u2014but a few core values (she recommends two for business leaders) provide a clear, guiding force for your decisions and actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This advice to define core values applies to both personal improvement and business development, and it\u2019s so foundational that it\u2019s often the first step prescribed in making meaningful change. In the realm of self-help,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-compound-effect\/chapter-3\"><em>The Compound Effect<\/em> asserts<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-are-your-core-values\/\">identifying your core values<\/a> is key to making daily decisions that keep you on track to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/control-your-thoughts\/\">create the life you want<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/high-performance-habits\/habit-1\"><em>High Performance Habits<\/em> echoes this<\/a>, arguing that determining your top values is necessary to gain clarity about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-genius\/\">who you are<\/a> and what you want out of life\u2014and that clarity improves your self-esteem, motivation, confidence, and productivity.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Identifying core principles serves essentially the same purpose in business: Just as those values guide <em>individuals\u2019 <\/em>actions, they also provide a north star for <em>organizational <\/em>decisions. However, since companies comprise many people and leaders, determining core values is often a group activity rather than an individual decision. There are numerous ways of doing this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/built-to-last\/chapter-3\"><em>Built to Last<\/em> suggests<\/a> asking employees to nominate five to seven colleagues who exemplify the organization\u2019s core values. Then, gather the elected employees to hash out three to six values that will define the company in the long term.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/traction\/chapter-3\"><em>Traction<\/em> takes a similar approach<\/a>, without surveying staff: Think of three top performers in the organization, list their defining traits and values, then consolidate that list and pick out the three to seven values that characterize the company.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Principles Guide Growth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In his book <em>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/em>, Stephen Covey Covey briefly compares the way universal principles (e.g. fairness, integrity, honesty, growth, and patience)<\/strong> govern human growth and happiness to the way that the laws of physics govern the natural world. Let\u2019s further explore this comparison:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Physical laws (such as gravity) occur naturally, meaning that they are not <em>invented<\/em> but rather <em>identified<\/em>. Since engineers can\u2019t change these laws, they\u2019re forced to abide by them; if an engineer ignores the force of gravity while designing a bridge, the bridge will crumble.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Similarly, universal principles are naturally occurring in the sense that they are innate in people across regions and generations (just think of a toddler\u2019s insistence on fairness and justice). <strong>Common principles form the foundation of relationships and communities<\/strong>\u2014if you don\u2019t act in accordance with principles like honesty, the consequences could include damaged relationships or community backlash.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Covey argues that principles shape the objective reality, while your paradigms shape your <em>interpretation <\/em>of that reality\u2014he uses a recurring analogy of paradigms as maps, and objective reality as the terrain itself. You use the map to navigate the terrain, but if your map isn\u2019t to scale (as in, if your paradigm is not aligned with reality-defining principles) then you\u2019ll face the consequences caused by that disparity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Principled Living Doesn\u2019t Guarantee Positive Results<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In his argument for principle-centered paradigms, Covey focuses on how universal principles govern human behavior and societal functioning. This essentially says that <strong>principled living means acting in a way that\u2019s in line with others\u2019 norms and expectations. <\/strong>It makes sense that Covey would present this as the ideal because, his seven habits are designed to foster a paradigm of interdependence, which values <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/maturity-continuum-7-habits\/\">independence<\/a> while also recognizing that collaboration and cooperation can produce more than any individual can alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this argument is reductionist and glosses over numerous possibilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Laws and policies may not hold up\u2014and may even actively punish\u2014principles like honesty and human dignity, especially under oppressive regimes. <\/strong>In those cases, a person could act based on principles and still face grave consequences. For example, a Chinese journalist named Zhang Zhan was arrested for reporting truthfully on the COVID-19 pandemic from Wuhan and scrutinizing the government\u2019s response. Another example: Under Hitler\u2019s reign, non-Jews could be persecuted for helping Jews.<\/li><li><strong>Cultural norms sometimes contradict universal principles. <\/strong>For instance, the consequences will probably be worse if you are honest and tell your mother-in-law that you hate her cooking than if you simply lie about it.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Sometimes you can do everything right and still face bad luck. <\/strong>For example, you can be the model employee\u2014constantly displaying principles like honesty and integrity\u2014and still face layoffs or get fired by a tyrannical boss.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you believe Covey\u2019s assertion but fall into one of these exceptions, you\u2019re likely to misdiagnose the issue: Did ou follow the wrong principle? Did you have the right principle but didn\u2019t follow it closely enough?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does it mean to live a principled life? Do you uphold any personal principles of behavior? As the name suggests, principled living means abiding by certain principles or core values when making decisions and interacting with others. Many self-help gurus advocate that living a meaningful life entails defining and living by certain non-negotiable principles. 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